The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

When the sound of the door opening sounded, Lin Yao was still sitting on the bed. Hearing footsteps approaching, Lin Yao hurriedly got out of bed, just as she put on her shoes, she raised her eyes and met a pair of eyes full of astonishment.

Lin Yao froze, took a breath and stood up straight, "Who are you? Yang Zun's subordinate?"

The person came back to his senses and sneered upon hearing the words, "That idiot Yang Zun deserves me to be his subordinate?"

Lin Yao looked at this man, dressed in dark and hard attire, he looked like a thief who came to steal things in the middle of the night.

"You are not Yang Zun's subordinate, so who are you?"

The man in black looked at Lin Yao amusedly, "I said Mr. Lin, you have fallen into this situation, you don't want to escape quickly, do you have time to talk to me about this?"

"Before you came in, I was indeed planning to escape." Lin Yao said calmly.

He could feel that this man had no ill intentions towards him, and... this man called him 'Mr. Lin', so he seemed to know his identity.

"What's this smell?" The man's nose moved and his brows frowned slightly.

Oh, it's the spices burning in this house.

Lin Yao thought that this spice made him weak, so she immediately walked to the table, picked up the teapot and poured it into the incense burner.

Seeing this, the man raised his eyebrows, "This scent...is somewhat familiar."

"Think about it slowly," Lin Yao walked around the screen and walked out the door. The man in black quickly turned around and followed, "Do you know where to go to get out? Don't run around, if you bump into the Yang family The person who is here is guaranteed to take you back immediately."

Lin Yao paused, "Who the hell are you? Why are you following me?"

The man in black was about to explain, when his ears moved suddenly, he grabbed Lin Yao's wrist and ran towards the corridor on the left, "Someone is coming, it seems that the people of the Yang family have discovered that the fire over there was intentionally set on fire, this is Come to see if you have escaped, and leave here with me."

Lin Yao ran wildly after him, and suddenly said, "So you set the fire over there."

After setting it on fire and touching the room where he was locked up, Lin Yao had to suspect that this person came to save him on purpose.

"Why do you want to save me?"

"It's just a favor, don't thank me."

Lin Yao was choked. Judging from the meaning of this man's words, she didn't come here to save him on purpose. "Then what are you doing at Yang's house?"

"This is not the Yang family's house, it's a separate courtyard run by the Yang family brothers, and they specialize in some shady activities." Mentioning the Yang family, the man in black was full of disdain.

Lin Yao blinked, "You... don't seem to be a native of Yangzhou? Does your accent sound like someone from the capital?"

"You're not very young, but your mind is quick. How did you get tricked by that mad dog like Yang Zun? If you hadn't offended him, he probably wouldn't have troubled you. If you had offended him, you were a little bit on guard." None?" The man in black said a little speechlessly.

Lin Yao: ...

He has indeed seen a lot of psychopaths, but most of them are seen on the news. He has no personal experience of encountering psychopaths. Even if he knows that Yang Zun is vicious, he thinks that Yang Zun only dares to treat Guo Xiao who is powerless and powerless. Even if he goes crazy, if he has enough people around him, he will not be afraid of him making trouble.

But he didn't expect that Yang Zun would be so insidious and set up such a trap specifically for his character.

Now hearing the man mention why he was so defenseless, Lin Yao only felt that her face was flustered.

He said he was prepared, but he didn't expect Yang Zun to use such insidious means?He could imagine how this man would laugh at him.

"How did you know I was being held there?"

The man in black glanced back at him, then turned back, "I was ordered to come to Yangzhou to do some business, and I have been staring at this place recently, and accidentally bumped into Yang Zun bringing you in, and I heard that the Lin family is looking for their young master everywhere. , I guess you are Lin Ruhai's son."

Under orders?work?

Lin Yao's thoughts changed sharply, "So you are from the capital, and you came to watch the Yang family specially. Could it be that the Yang family is backed by some important person?"

"Yang Long is a member of the third prince, King Qi. Since he took the position of offering wine to the Imperial Academy, he has been searching for talents for King Qi, so King Qi values ​​him very much."

Lin Yao was startled when she heard this.

No wonder Yang Long is so rampant, but what is a sacrificial wine in the border of the capital, a mere Guozijian sacrificial wine?

But if there are people above him, then it's a different matter.

He thought of Dr. Ye, he used to be an imperial doctor at the imperial hospital, wouldn't he know there was someone behind Yang Long?

At that time, he felt that Dr. Ye was hiding something from him, but now it seems that he was hiding the backer behind Yang Long, His Highness King Qi.

That's right, their Lin family didn't stand in line, they only steadfastly loyal to the emperor. If it was because of Doctor Ye and King Qi's men, they would have stepped into the swamp. If they were not careful, they would sink too deep and try to climb out again. That would be difficult.

Lin Yao gritted her teeth secretly, this Doctor Ye is really... treacherous and cunning.

It might be true that he wanted to save his granddaughter, but he never paid attention to Lin Yao, but wanted to muddy the water, and then fish in troubled waters to find his granddaughter's whereabouts.

treacherous!

"Then which prince do you belong to?" Lin Yao blurted out this sentence, and Lin Yao immediately realized that it was not good.

As soon as I looked up, I met the man in black with half a smile in his eyes, "Since you are so smart, why don't you guess it yourself?"

"You saved me to win over my father for your master?" Lin Yao asked pretending to be calm.

When this person mentioned King Qi, he didn't have much respect. Either he was of extraordinary status, or the person behind him was more powerful than King Qi, and he was the most likely prince to compete for the throne, or...the emperor.

Speaking of the current emperor, he has been on the throne for more than [-] years, and he is getting older and older. Yesterday when he was chatting with Jia Lian, he heard Jia Lian say that the emperor was ill a year ago, his health was not as good as before, and he might not survive. how many years.

The emperor didn't have a crown prince, and the middle palace didn't have a son-in-law, so the starting line of all the princes was basically the same.

In the past few years, the princes have been fighting fiercely. The first prince and the second prince fought fiercely before, but now both of them have been locked up.

Now the eldest on the surface is the third prince, King Qi.

Yang Long is a member of the King of Qi and has been searching for talents for the King of Qi. Even though his official position is not very high, his status is still very unusual for the King of Qi. No wonder he is so arrogant in the capital.

The man in black came to Yangzhou, saying that he was ordered to do something. Was he collecting Yang Long's criminal evidence for his master?

If Yang Long could be pulled off his horse, it would be a loss of King Qi's arm.

"You think a lot." The man in black said with a smile.

No matter how much Ren Linyao asked after that, the man in black ignored him.

The man in black ignored him, Lin Yao asked so dryly that he closed his mouth, and then he noticed that the man in black dragged him around all the way, but he never came across this other person. From the people in the courtyard, it can be seen that he has been staring at this other courtyard for a while, otherwise he would not be so familiar with the route of this other courtyard.

Finally arrived at the remote corner gate of the other courtyard, the man in black sneaked out with Lin Yao, and then led Lin Yao into a remote alley.

"Why do you walk in such a dark alley?" Lin Yao asked.

The man in black yelled at him, "Do you think everyone in Yangzhou City knows that you were kidnapped?"

Lin Yao: "..."

"Okay, just follow me, I won't sell you."

Lin Yao was choked: "..."

"By the way, I heard Yang Zun's plan before, how did you get so stupid to take the bait?"

Lin Yao frowned, "What?"

"It was Yang Zun looking for that kid from Qinghong Court to set you up. How did you get hooked? Just because that kid looks pitiful?"

Lin Yao didn't want to mention this dark history, but the man in black didn't want to let him go, "Boy, do you know the end of bad intentions now? Some people are not worth saving."

Hearing this, Lin Yao was a little confused, "Is it wrong to save people?"

"Then do you think you were wrong this time?"

Lin Yao was silent, judging from the results, it seemed that he did something wrong.

but……

"I never feel that helping others is a stupid thing. Although I have encountered danger this time and been plotted against, I still don't think it is wrong to help and save others."

The man in black paused, looked at him in surprise, and said in a strange tone, "Could it be that you are the reincarnation of a living Buddha who came down to save all living beings?"

The corner of Lin Yao's mouth twitched, he suspected that this person was mocking him.

"Do you think saving people is wrong?"

The man in black chuckled, "Of course it is not wrong to save people, but you have to distinguish who is worth saving and who is not. It is stupid to blindly save others and even put yourself in danger."

Lin Yao: "..." It sounds reasonable.

But he refused.

"Yang Zun used my kindness to set up a trap. This is because he has a vicious heart, but if he set up such a trap because of his vicious heart, I will no longer extend a helping hand to those in distress in the future, and ignore others who are in danger. This is another kind of evil, right?"

The man in black was stunned, "You are young, but your insights are extraordinary. Unfortunately, there are too many white-eyed wolves in this world, such as the top card of Qinghongyuan that you just spoke out to help."

Lin Yao took a deep breath, "Can you stop mentioning this matter?"

"Why didn't you mention it? Refusing to face the reality?" The man in black stopped, turned around, and put his hand on Lin Yao's head, "I used to be as innocent as you, but the bloody reality told me that some people are not worth it." If you do this, if you still insist on going your own way, sooner or later you will stumble because of bad intentions."

Lin Yao was speechless.

"Boy, reflect on yourself." After the man in black finished speaking, he dragged Lin Yao to continue walking.

Lin Yao let him pull her, and fell into deep thought.

Is he really wrong?

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lin Yao's feet were blistered, and she finally reached the back door of Lin's house.

The man in black knocked on the door, and when he heard someone open the door, he turned around and ran, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yao stared blankly at the empty alley, thinking that she was hallucinating.

"Master? Master is back!" When the concierge opened the door, he wondered who would knock on the back door in the middle of the night, but he didn't expect to see Lin Yao standing outside the door when he opened the door. He was immediately ecstatic, and then shouted into the door.

This movement quickly alarmed the entire Lin Mansion.

Lin Yao was taken to the main courtyard, Lin Ruhai, Jia Min, Daiyu and Jia Lian gathered together, pulling him and asking questions.

"Good boy, it's good to be back, it's good to be back." Jia Min hugged Lin Yao tightly with red eyes, crying uncontrollably.

She finally had a son again, and could no longer bear the pain of losing him.